全新版大學(xué)進(jìn)階英語(yǔ)1 unit 4 meeting statesmen li and me

1、Who are they? Scan the QR codes on page 75, and search out information to discuss the questions with your partner.,Opener,In your mind, what are their biggest achievements respectively?,There were ups and downs in both m

2、en’s political career. How did they react to stsbacks?,How did the two men spend their youth before entering politics?,Opener,Li and Me,Li and Me,1).,2).______________________________________________________,2)._________

3、_____________________________,1).,3).,The meeting made national news.,1).,2).,1)._________________________________________________________________,3)._____________________________________________________________________,

4、4).______________________________________________________________________________________________________,Some ground rules were set.,2).,He had a strong interest in discussing science.,He dismissed,4).,Measures are in p

5、lace to ensure China has the best and brightest scientists.,China’s efforts have gone beyond intent to yield results.,___________________________,an aide with an urgent message,1. During a week-long trip to China in Jan

6、uary this year, I was invited to meet with Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing to discuss science. At first, I was in disbelief. After all, China is a nation of 1.3 billion people. Li, as Premier and Party Secretary of the Sta

7、te Council, has many pressing issues of national and international concern to attend to.,今年一月，我赴華一周，其間受李克強(qiáng)總理邀請(qǐng)，在北京與他會(huì)面，討論科學(xué)方面的議題。乍聽(tīng)到消息，我覺(jué)得難以置信。畢竟，中國(guó)有13億人口，李作為總理兼國(guó)務(wù)院黨組書(shū)記一定有許多緊迫的國(guó)內(nèi)和國(guó)際問(wèn)題要處理。,Q,T,P,,Read paragraph 1 and disc

8、uss:,How did Marcia McNutt feel when she received the invitation and why?,She was in disbelief because she thought Premier Li had too many pressing issues of national and international concern to attend to than to meet h

9、er.,Back,Li, as Premier and Party Secretary of the State Council, has many pressing issues of national and international concern to attend to.,As Premier and Party Secretary of the State Council, Li is pressed to handle

10、many issues of national and international importance.,As Premier and Party Secretary of the State Council, Li has to handle many issues that are considered important in China and the world.,,,√,Back,Read Para 1,Sustainab

11、le development is a matter of top concern to the Chinese government.,1. After all, China is a nation of 1.3 billion people. Li, as Premier and Party Secretary of the State Council, has many pressing issues of national an

12、d international concern to attend to.,concern: n. 關(guān)心之事；關(guān)系重大之事,This is no concern of mine. Go away.,這不關(guān)我的事。走開(kāi)。,可持續(xù)發(fā)展是中國(guó)政府首要關(guān)注的問(wèn)題。,attend to: give care and thought to 關(guān)心；注意,As Dr. Johnson is attending to your wife, would y

13、ou like to have some coffee and wait?,約翰遜醫(yī)生在照看你太太，你要不要喝點(diǎn)咖啡等著？,Back,In all my years as a scientist, including heading a billion-dollar U.S. research agency, this was the most significant invitation I had ever received to

14、meet with a sitting national leader to hear his vision for science and discuss important global science matters. The fact that the Chinese Premier wanted to meet with me sent strong signals as to how China is seeing scie

15、nce as critical to its future well-being.,在我從事科學(xué)工作這么多年間，包括掌管經(jīng)費(fèi)高達(dá)10億美元的美國(guó)研究機(jī)構(gòu)，這是我所接到過(guò)的邀請(qǐng)中分量最重的一個(gè)。我將要同一位在任國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人會(huì)面，聆聽(tīng)他對(duì)科學(xué)的看法，同他討論重大的全球性科學(xué)問(wèn)題。中國(guó)總理愿意接見(jiàn)我這一事實(shí)釋放出強(qiáng)大信號(hào)：中國(guó)認(rèn)為科學(xué)對(duì)中國(guó)的未來(lái)福祉至關(guān)重要。,T,Q,,2. In all my years as a scientist, in

16、cluding heading a billion-dollar U.S. research agency, this was the most significant invitation I had ever received to meet with a sitting national leader to hear his vision for science and discuss important global scien

17、ce matters.,significant: a. having a special meaning; important 有特殊意義的；重大的,我真煩這些婚禮請(qǐng)柬。它們老是要你帶上你重要的另一半。單身女生就不能享受生活了嗎？,I’m so bored with these wedding invitations. They always ask you to bring your significant other. Can’t

18、a single girl just enjoy life?,Back,2. In all my years as a scientist, including heading a billion-dollar U.S. research agency, this was the most significant invitation I had ever received to meet with a sitting national

19、 leader to hear his vision for science and discuss important global science matters.,What does the word “sitting” most probably mean here?,Current/present.,Back,global: a. worldwide 全球的,Yundi Li’s intense practice and ta

20、lent brought him global reputation at a very young age.,李云迪練琴勤奮，又有天分，年紀(jì)輕輕就享譽(yù)世界。（李云迪的練琴勤奮和天分，在年紀(jì)輕輕時(shí)就帶給他全球的名聲。）,Back,3. The fact that the Chinese Premier wanted to meet with me sent strong signals as to how China is seein

21、g science as critical to its future well-being.,signal: n. 信號(hào),他帶來(lái)的鮮花和巧克力傳達(dá)了一個(gè)對(duì)她感興趣的信號(hào)。,The flowers and chocolate he had brought sent a signal of his interest in her.,Back,2. Most farmland is under water. ______ the grain

22、, most of it has been ruined.3. You can have a bed; ______ him, he has to sleep on the floor.4. _____ the question you raised, I don’t have a ready answer right now.,As to & as for,1. They sorted the eggs _____ siz

23、e and color.,,“As to” is sometimes similar to “according to”. “As for” is not.,When appearing at the beginning of a sentence, “as for” introduces a totally new topic whereas “as to” picks up a topic already mentioned.,“A

24、s for” at the beginning of a sentence can sometimes indicate contempt.,,,as to,As to,As for,as for,5. ______ you, I never want to see you again.,As for,Back,第二份收入對(duì)于家庭幸福至關(guān)重要。,critical: a. absolutely necessary 絕對(duì)必要的,從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)看，土

25、地的供應(yīng)對(duì)產(chǎn)業(yè)效益的重要性不亞于勞動(dòng)力和資本的供應(yīng)。,In the long term, the supply of land is as critical as that of labor and capital to industrial performance.,Be critical to sth 對(duì) ……至關(guān)重要,A second income is critical to a family’s well-being.,Bac

26、k,此次會(huì)面有明確的規(guī)定：我單身赴會(huì)，美國(guó)記者不得隨行，會(huì)見(jiàn)時(shí)間為30分鐘。我們的話(huà)題僅限于科學(xué)和經(jīng)濟(jì)，不涉及政治。有些話(huà)題我不可和總理談，建議我同中國(guó)科學(xué)院白春禮院長(zhǎng)談更為合適。,2 The meeting would have clear ground rules. Just me, no U.S. reporters, for 30 minutes. We would discuss science and the economy

27、, not politics. Some topics were off limits for the Premier, suggested as more appropriate for conversations between President Bai Chunli of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and me.,T,Q,,What were the ground rules f

28、or the meeting?,1). The meeting would be on-on-one and no U.S. reporters were allowed;,Read paragraph 2 and discuss :,2). The meeting would last 30 minutes;,3). They would discuss science and the economy, not politics;,4

29、). Some topics were off limits for the Premier, being suggested as more appropriate for conversations between President Bai Chunli of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and her.,Read Para 2,4. Some topics were off lim

30、its for the Premier, suggested as more appropriate for conversations between President Bai Chunli of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and me.,be off limits for sb: beyond what one is allowed to do; beyond areas that

31、 one is allowed to enter不在允許范圍之內(nèi)；屬于禁區(qū),這一軍事演習(xí)不對(duì)記者開(kāi)放。,This military exercise is off limits to reporters.,Back,我提早到達(dá)了一個(gè)美麗的傳統(tǒng)中式接見(jiàn)廳。不像美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)大廈和白宮，這里沒(méi)有X光機(jī)，也沒(méi)有人體掃描儀?？偫砗臀乙黄鹩貌?。我們從空間探索、國(guó)際合作談到氣候變化和環(huán)境保護(hù)，談著談著70分鐘就過(guò)去了。,I arrived early f

32、or the meeting at a beautiful traditional Chinese reception hall. No x-ray machines or body scanners such as you find at the entrance to the U.S. Capitol and the White House. The Premier and me, having tea. And we talked

33、, and talked, for 70 minutes, on topics ranging from space exploration to international cooperation to climate change and environmental protection.,P,T,,,No x-ray machines or body scanners such as you find at the entranc

34、e to the U.S. Capitol and the White House.,,√,There are no x-ray machines or body scanners like the ones you find at the entrance to the U.S. Capitol and the White House.,No x-ray machines or body scanners here were like

35、 the ones you find at the entrance to the U.S. Capitol and the White House.,Back,5. And we talked, and talked, for 70 minutes, on topics ranging from space exploration to international cooperation to climate change and e

36、nvironmental protection.,range: vi. include a variety of things or people 涉及，包含Sth range from A to B 某事的范圍從A 到B,The hotel offers many services to guests, ranging from tickets to hot shows to private tours of the local m

37、useum.,酒店為客人提供各種服務(wù)，包括熱門(mén)表演的票子、當(dāng)?shù)夭┪镳^的私人導(dǎo)游。,Back,At one point early in the conversation, Li’s aide rushed in with an urgent note. And yet Premier Li dismissed him; whatever important matter demanded his attention elsewhere

38、would have to wait.,談話(huà)開(kāi)始后不久，李總理的助手沖進(jìn)來(lái)，遞給他一張緊急的條子。然而，李總理讓他退下；不管有何重要事宜需要他處理，都得先等等。,T,,6. At one point early in the conversation, Li’s aide rushed in with an urgent note. And yet Premier Li dismissed him.,at one point: at o

39、ne time 在某一時(shí)刻；一度,The actress dressed like Marilyn Monroe at one point of her career.,那位女演員在其職業(yè)生涯中曾一度效仿瑪麗蓮·夢(mèng)露的衣著裝扮。,Back,dismiss:,He just laughed and dismissed my suggestion as unrealistic.,vt. remove someone from hi

40、s job,If you’re late again, you’ll be dismissed from your job.,vt. allow someone to go,The teacher dismissed the class ten minutes early.,vt. refuse to consider someone’s idea, opinion, etc., because you think it is not

41、serious, true, or important;,如果你再遲到，你就會(huì)被開(kāi)除。,老師提前了十分鐘下課。,Back,3. The Premier was clearly well prepared to demonstrate that China’s efforts to address its environmental woes have gone beyond intent to yield results. He quo

42、ted numbers on carbon stored through returning farmland to forest since 2000 (160 million tons) and the value of China’s energy-saving and environmental industries [4.5 trillion RMB yuan (approximately US$0.72 trillion)

43、by 2015]. He stated: “We need to declare war on environmental pollution, on unclean water and dirty air.”,總理顯然有備而來(lái)，要向我展示中國(guó)應(yīng)對(duì)環(huán)境挑戰(zhàn)的努力絕不是紙上談兵，而是成果頗豐。他引用數(shù)據(jù)，告訴我自2000年實(shí)施退耕還林工程以來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)固碳1.6億噸，2015年中國(guó)節(jié)能環(huán)保行業(yè)將達(dá)到4.5萬(wàn)億人民幣（約等于0.72萬(wàn)億美元）的產(chǎn)

44、值。他說(shuō)，“我們需要向環(huán)境污染、不潔水源和骯臟空氣宣戰(zhàn)?！?Q,T,,Read Para 3,7. The Premier was clearly well prepared to demonstrate that China’s efforts to address its environmental woes have gone beyond intent to yield results.,demonstrate: vt. pro

45、vide evidence for; show 證明；展示,研究表明抽煙與肺癌有關(guān)。,The study demonstrated that smoking and lung cancer were related.,address: vt. deal with 處理；應(yīng)對(duì),公司想知道你將如何應(yīng)對(duì)你那份商業(yè)計(jì)劃中的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)問(wèn)題。,The company wants to know how you are going to address t

46、he risks in your business plan.,Back,yield: vt. produce; bear 產(chǎn)生；出產(chǎn),多年的訓(xùn)練終于給了薩拉收獲。她成功入選國(guó)家隊(duì)。,Years of training has yielded a reward for Sarah. She has won a spot on the national team.,The Premier was clearly well prepared

47、 to demonstrate that China’s efforts to address its environmental woes have gone beyond intent to yield results.,總理顯然有備而來(lái)，要向我展示中國(guó)應(yīng)對(duì)環(huán)境挑戰(zhàn)的努力絕不是紙上談兵，而是成果頗豐。,Translation:,Back,8. He stated: “We need to declare war on environ

48、mental pollution, on unclean water and dirty air.”,The Chinese government has declared war on smog by closing heavily polluting factories.,declare war on: state officially that one is at war with 對(duì)……宣戰(zhàn),中國(guó)政府向霧霾宣戰(zhàn)，關(guān)閉了污染嚴(yán)重的

49、工廠。,Back,How many examples did Premier Li give to demonstrate China’s efforts to address its environmental problems?,Three. They are: returning farmland to forest; the value of China’s energy-saving and environmental in

50、dustries; clean drinking water for rural Chinese people.,Read paragraph 2 and discuss :,Back,As an example of how China is moving forward aggressively on this front, Li claimed that 60 million rural water users were supp

51、lied with clean drinking water in 2013, with another 60 million scheduled to benefit in 2014. Yet there is still much to do. The day after I left Beijing, the capital experienced dangerous smog, with concentrations of 2.

52、5-micrometer particles that were 20 times the level considered safe by the World Health Organization.,為了說(shuō)明中國(guó)在這一戰(zhàn)線(xiàn)上積極推進(jìn)的成果，他舉例說(shuō)，在2013年，中國(guó)就有6,000萬(wàn)農(nóng)村人口喝上了清潔的飲用水。按計(jì)劃，到2014年，還有6,000萬(wàn)人口將受益。然而，要做的事情還很多。我離開(kāi)北京的第二天，中國(guó)首都就深陷高危霧霾，PM2

53、.5濃度高達(dá)世界衛(wèi)生組織認(rèn)定的安全濃度的20倍。,P,T,,As an example of how China is moving forward aggressively on this front, Li claimed that 60 million rural water users were supplied with clean drinking water in 2013……,,,In order to prove ho

54、w China is making huge progress in this area, Li told me that 60 million rural water users were supplied with clean drinking water in 2013.,In order to prove how China is doing its best to guard against possible aggressi

55、on, Li told me that 60 million rural water users were supplied with clean drinking water in 2013.,√,Back,9. As an example of how China is moving forward aggressively on this front, Li claimed that 60 million rural water

56、users were supplied with clean drinking water in 2013, with another 60 million scheduled to benefit in 2014.,schedule: vt. plan 計(jì)劃,Mr. Brown, you can’t go yet. You’re scheduled to meet some investors in ten minutes.,Be s

57、chesuled to do sth=be planned to do sth,布朗先生你還不能走。你被安排十分鐘后與投資商見(jiàn)面。,benefit: vi. get help or improvement (from) 獲益,還有成千上萬(wàn)的人將受益于這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。,There are another thousands of people who could benefit from the program.,benefit from從…中

58、受益,Back,4 Ensuring that China has the best and brightest scientists to solve these problems is not just good policy for the Premier, but something personal. Over 30 years ago, Li was a peasant from a poor rural part of C

59、hina. Thanks to his excellent performance on the college entrance examination, he was admitted to the elite Peking University, which helped launch his own illustrious career.,對(duì)總理來(lái)說(shuō)，確保中國(guó)有最好的、最聰明的科學(xué)家來(lái)解決這些問(wèn)題不但是良政，也是他個(gè)人的訴求。3

60、0多年前，李總理還在中國(guó)一個(gè)貧窮的農(nóng)村里務(wù)農(nóng)。因?yàn)楦呖汲煽?jī)優(yōu)異，他被精英大學(xué)北京大學(xué)錄取，從此展開(kāi)了輝煌的職業(yè)生涯。,P,T,Q,,10. Ensuring that China has the best and brightest scientists to solve these problems is not just good policy for the Premier, but something personal.,ens

61、ure: vt. make sure or certain 確保,要確保論文中沒(méi)有拼寫(xiě)錯(cuò)誤你該怎么辦？,What can you do to ensure that your paper is free of spelling mistakes?,沒(méi)有拼寫(xiě)錯(cuò)誤：,be free of spelling mistakes,Back,What did Premier Li feel personal about?,The importanc

62、e of training more brilliant scientists for China, including extending training opportunities to rural students.,Read paragraph 4 and discuss :,Back,11. Thanks to his excellent performance on the college entrance examina

63、tion, he was admitted to the elite Peking University, which helped launch his own illustrious career.,thanks to: owing to; as the result of 由于；因?yàn)?We had a wonderful time in Xi’an thanks to our guide Amy.,多謝導(dǎo)游艾米，我們的西安行非常盡

64、興。,Back,career: n. 職業(yè)生涯,12. Thanks to his excellent performance on the college entrance examination, he was admitted to the elite Peking University, which helped launch his own illustrious career.,performance: n. 表現(xiàn)；成績(jī),他

65、父母給他請(qǐng)家教幫助他提高成績(jī)。,His parents hired a private tutor to help him improve his academic performance.,launch: vt. start, get going 開(kāi)啟,蘋(píng)果公司什么時(shí)候開(kāi)始發(fā)布新的廣告？,When will Apple launch the new advertising campaign?,這一事故終止了他的旅行推銷(xiāo)員的職業(yè)生涯。,

66、The accident brought his career as a travelling salesman to an end.,Back,,…h(huán)e was admitted to the elite Peking University, which helped launch his own illustrious career.,,……h(huán)e was enrolled by the elite Peking University

67、, which was a brilliant move for the university.,……h(huán)e was enrolled by the elite Peking University, which gave him a start on his way towards an outstanding career.,√,When Li became Premier, he noted that the proportion o

68、f poor students at the elite Chinese universities was declining. Therefore, last year the Chinese government asked those universities to enroll more rural students from underdeveloped central and western areas of China a